Re: MP3 patents expired; Fraunhofer/Technicolor end licensing program

On Sun, May 07, 2017 at 03:47:16PM +0200, Thomas Orgis wrote:
> So … is the consensus that MP3 is patent-free since 2017-04-16? A
> definite answer from all the (former) licensing bodies would be so
> nice.

My direct inquiry to FhG was apparently ignored, but the licensing page was 
recently updated to include a link to this new press release: 
http://www.audioblog.iis.fraunhofer.com/mp3-software-patents-licenses/

It is only slightly more helpful. It confirms that "The licensing program 
coming to an end is due to the fact that the last patent included in the 
program expired" on April 23rd. 

However, it says the program only covers "core" mp3 patents, and it cautions 
that "there might still be some implementation–specific patents (or patents 
for other functional enhancements) that have not expired."


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